Laxmi Ramasubramanian

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Geographic Information Science and Public Participation (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

This book argues that many positive planning and policy outcomes can result when GIS experts and community organizers work together to address problems affecting our neighborhoods and cities. This book is written by an author who, in addition to being an academic, has worked for twenty years in the grassroots, designing and implementing a wide range of community-oriented GIS activities. The book is both an account of personal experiences, as well as an academic reflection of professional practice. The case studies are drawn from multiple scales and represent stake holders covering a wide swath of actors. For practitioners, the book will help to place their own experiences into a historical and socio-political context and will provide guidance for their work. For students, it looks behind the scenes of glossy PPGIS reports usually found in the literature. For policymakers, it highlights the pathways to facilitate social change through consensus building. This book provides clarity about terminologies and definitions. It provides practical guidelines for policymakers seeking to implement consensus-building approaches that are supported by GIS and other digital tools.

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• Größe: 3.57MB

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Autor

Dr. Laxmi Ramasubramanian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College and a member of the Doctoral Faculty in the Earth and Environmental Science Program at the City University of New York Graduate Center. She has consulted, lectured, researched, and published worldwide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 163
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540754015
• Artikelnr.: 37367601

Rezensionen

From the reviews:
"Geographic Information Systems and Public Participation is one of eight books in the Springer series Advances in Geographic Information Science. ... Ramasubramanian provides readers with several relevant building frameworks and food for thought, especially in the fields of public engagement, planning, and GIS development. It also offers ample sources for further reading ... ." (Cindy Regalado, Environmental and Planning B: Planning and Design, Vol. 39 (2), 2012)